Even though the tradition of voting may seem archaic, we have made significant headway since the old days.
As we go to the polls in the closest General Election in decades, much has changed: there are other ways to vote rather than physically going to the polling station, for one thing.
This black and white collection of pictures from Getty Images shows how Britain used to go to the polls - including back when voting was a privilege, not a right. Some snaps show women voting for the very first time in the UK.
A Look Back At Britain At The Polls
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Margaret Thatcher, accompanied by her husband Denis (1915 - 2003) and children Carol and Mark, on election night when she led the Conservative Party to victory in the British General Election. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) (credit:Evening Standard via Getty Images)
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11th August 1978: A woman with her shopping and little boy in a shopping trolley walk past a poster supporting the Conservative Party during the run up to the General Election (which the Conservatives went on to win). (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Ware via Getty Images)
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27th February 1974: Conservative candidate Laurance Reed canvasses for support in Bolton East during an electioneering tour. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) (credit:Central Press via Getty Images)
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21st February 1974: British publisher, politician and media tycoon, Robert Maxwell (1923 - 1991) campaigning as Labour candidate for Buckingham from an open top Land Rover. (Photo by Trevor Humphries/Central Press/Getty Images) (credit:Trevor Humphries via Getty Images)
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February 1974: Radio and Television presenters for the General Election 1974 gather at the BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, London. From left to right, they are Alastair Burnet, the main BBC TV presenter, Robert McKenzie, David Butler, Alan Watson, Hardiman Boott, and Russian Service Commentator Anatol Goldberg. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) (credit:Fox Photos via Getty Images)
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A woman talking to a black man by a doorway covered in general election posters urging support for the Reverend Brian Green, the local candidate for the far-right and anti-immigration National Front Party, Islington, London, 1970. (Photo by Romano Cagnoni/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Romano Cagnoni via Getty Images)
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15th October 1964: Employees of the manufacturers of the computer being used for the BBC television marathon election result programme, checking over the computer in the BBC television studio. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Hulton Archive via Getty Images)
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Votes being counted during the General Election, Hillingdon Civic Centre, London, April 9th 1964. (Photo by B. Jones/Express/Getty Images) (credit:B. Jones via Getty Images)
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23rd February 1950, The village school at Stisted, near Braintree in Essex, as a polling station for the General Election. (Photo by John Tarlton/Fox Photos/Getty Images) (credit:John Tarlton via Getty Images)
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23rd February 1950: A little boy has driven to the polling station to register his vote. (Photo by Warburton/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Warburton via Getty Images)
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Three cleaners voting at Whitechapel, east London, during the General Election. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Topical Press Agency via Getty Images)
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British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald (1866 - 1937) after the general election in October 1931. Ramsay MacDonald was born in Lossiemouth. He moved to London in 1884 where he was active in the Labour movement. He helped to found the Labour Party i (Photo by London Express/Getty Images) (credit:London Express via Getty Images)
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Town Clerk Trend Binks holds up a sign declaring the results of the poll in the Woodford constituency in Essex, 26th July 1945. The result gives an overwhelming victory to Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965). (Photo by J. A. Hampton/Topical Press Ageny/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:J. A. Hampton via Getty Images)
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27th October 1931: Mr Bell, the Labour candidate for Wood Green in London escorts 92-year-old grandmother Mrs Harradine into the polling station at Lordship Lane School, to help her record her vote. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) (credit:Fox Photos via Getty Images)
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1931: A Conservative candidate campaigning for votes in Islington, London, with the aid of a car and a loudspeaker. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Edward G. Malindine via Getty Images)
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circa 1931: Officials at Camberwell Town Hall, London, counting and checking ballot boxes in preparation for the General Election. On the right is the Mayor of Camberwell, Horace Smith. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Topical Press Agency via Getty Images)
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11th May 1929: A group of women, some with prams, gather round a travelling election information bureau provided by Harry Day MP, during one of its tours of the streets of his constituency in Southwark, south London. The bureau provides information for the convenience and knowledge of voters in the run-up to the General Election. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Edward G. Malindine via Getty Images)
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May 1929: Captain Jan Fraser arriving at a polling station with a carload of flappers, to celebrate a Conservative Party election victory. (Photo by Puttnam /Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Puttnam via Getty Images)
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1923: A nurse voting in the 1923 General Election in Britain. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Topical Press Agency via Getty Images)
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14th December 1918: An enfranchised woman votes for the first time in the United Kingdom. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Topical Press Agency via Getty Images)
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28th March 1966: Commentators Cliff Michelmore (left) and Ian Trethowan discussing the final arrangements for the BBC coverage of the General Election at the Television Centre's studio number one. (Photo by Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Getty Images) (credit:Dennis Oulds via Getty Images)
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7th October 1959: Brian Connell, Margaret Bateman and Anthony Brown in the ITN newsroom during a rehearsal for the coverage of the General Election results. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) (credit:Central Press via Getty Images)
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3rd February 1950: Cutting and tying writs to summon Peers, part of the ceremony attached to the calling of a General Election. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Hulton Archive via Getty Images)
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May 1929: Staff at the Liberal Party's headquarters at Old Queen Street, Victoria, London, printing promotional material, beside stacks of the party's newspaper, in the run-up to the General Election. (Photo by Puttnam /Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Puttnam via Getty Images)
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May 1929: Making rosettes for a General Election. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) (credit:Fox Photos via Getty Images)
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The General Election, UK, 1880. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:Universal History Archive via Getty Images)
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The General Election: Mr. Gladstone Addressing The Electors Of Greenwich On Blackheath, 1874. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:Universal History Archive via Getty Images)
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Britain's Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, center, watches Labour Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, right, meeting Sherwood candidate Leonie Mothers, left, during a visit to Ollerton Police Station, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England, Thursday, April 9, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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KNUTSFORD, ENGLAND - APRIL 24: Conservative Chancellor George Osborne takes a selfie with a member of the audience after an election hustings event for the Tatton constituency at Knutsford Academy on April 24, 2015 in Knutsford, England. Candidates in attendance included Conservative George Osborne , Labour candidate David Pinto-Duschinsky, Gareth Wilson Liberal Democrats, Tina-Louise Rothery Green Party and UKIP's Stuart Hutton. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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PUDSEY, ENGLAND - MAY 5: Conservative Chancellor George Osborne works on part of a generator during a visit to Winder Power on May 5, 2015 in Pudsey, England. The British public go to the polls in the general election on May 7th. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Dave Thompson via Getty Images)
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FILE - In this Thursday, April 23, 2015, file photo, Labour leader Ed Miliband speaks at a National Health Service rally while on the General Election campaign trail, at Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, England. Milibandâs Labour Party is in a virtual dead heat with Prime Minister David Cameronâs Conservatives ahead of the vote on Thursday, May 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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NEWLYN, ENGLAND - APRIL 21: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg holds a fish as he visits Newlyn Harbour accompanied by Harbour Master Rob Parsons at Newlyn Harbour on April 21, 2015 in Cornwall, England. The Liberal Democrat party leader visited the harbour to campaign alongside Liberal Democrat candidate and MP of 18 years Andrew George and meet members of the fishing community. Britain goes to the polls in a general election on May 7. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader David Cameron, hold smart phone takes a selfie with supporters whilst election campaigning in Norton Sub Hamdon southwest England, Sunday April 25, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on ~May 7.(Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in a helicopter on the General Election campaign trail from Dundee to St Andrews, Scotland. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Labour Party leader Ed Miliband speaks during a campaign visit to Harrow in London. (credit:Chris Radburn/PA Wire)
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RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage celebrates St George's Day with a pint in the Northwood Club after meeting veterans on April 23, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Saint George is the Patron Saint of England, who was born of Christian parents in Cappadocia, an area which is now in Eastern Turkey, in the 3rd century. Various countries commemorate his death on April 23 every year. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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MOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND - MAY 03: First Minister and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon rides a carousel during a visit to a theme park while campaigning on May 3, 2015 in Motherwell, Scotland. Britain goes to the polls to elect a new parliament on May 7. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) Nicola Sturgeon makes candy floss while visiting an amusement park in Motherwell while on the campaign trail on May 3, 2015. Britain goes to the polls on May 7 to elect a new parliament. AFP PHOTO / ANDY BUCHANAN (Photo credit should read Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon eats an ice cream during a UK general election campaign event in Largs, Scotland on May 4, 2015. Steely and polished, Scottish independence leader Nicola Sturgeon has emerged as an unlikely star of Britain's unpredictable election race and could decide who is prime minister after the May 7 election. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN (Photo credit should read Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), meets children from the ABC Nursery as she campaigns ahead of the May 7 general election, in Livingston, U.K., on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. About 54 percent of Scottish voters said they'll back the Scottish National Party led by Nicola Sturgeon on May 7, up from 52 percent in January, according to the Ipsos Mori poll for STV published on Twitter. Photographer: Simon Daswson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron disembarks an aircraft at Newquay airport in Newquay, south-west England on May 5, 2015, after flying from Luton airport, north of London, to attend a UK general election campaign event. Britain's political leaders today began a final push for votes ahead of Thursday's knife-edge election, even as they began preparing for the likelihood of protracted coalition talks after polling stations close. AFP PHOTO / POOL / TOBY MELVILLE (Photo credit should read TOBY MELVILLE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOBY MELVILLE via Getty Images)
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BRECON, WALES - MAY 6: Prime Minister David Cameron arrives to speak with local members of the farming community during a campaign visit to Whole House Farm, on May 6, 2015 near Brecon, Wales. Britain's political leaders are campaigning in a final day's push for votes ahead of what is predicted to be the closest General Election for a generation. (Photo by Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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Labour leader Ed Miliband and his wife Justine meet Hindu devotees at the Shree Swaminarayan Temple in Willesden Green, London, where they attended a celebration ceremony. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Ukip leader Nigel Farage tries on a hat with help of shop owner Debbie Barwick during a visit to Revivals vintage clothes shop in Canterbury, Kent, on the day he said Ukip was a backer of Britain's small businesses. (credit:Tom Pugh/PA Wire)
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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and Business Secretary Vince Cable (left) take part in a pottery class at Richmond Adult Community college in London. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg takes a selfie with student Carianne Elliott during a visit to Richmond Adult Community college in London. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 16: (L-R) Labour leader Ed Miliband watches as Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood, Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon share a hug after taking part in the Live BBC Election Debate 2015 at Central Hall Westminster on April 16, 2015 in London, England. The leaders of five political parties are taking part in the election debate, without Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Britain goes to the polls in the General Election on May 7. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon (C) walks along a beam during an election campaign event at the JUMP Gymnastics Club in Cumbernauld, Scotland on April 26, 2015, where she launched the party's youth manifesto. Steely and polished, Scotland's pro-independence First Minister Nicola Sturgeon could decide who is Britain's prime minister after May's election thanks to an extraordinary surge in support for her party. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN (Photo credit should read Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Ukip leader Nigel Farage looks at items being made in the wood craft room as he meets veterans and staff during a visit to the Futures for Heroes centre near Sandwich in Kent as he continues his campaign for the South Thanet seat at the General Election.Picture date: Wednesday April 15, 2015. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA )
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron reads a book to Lucy Howarth, 6, and Will Spibey, 5, left, during a visit to Sacred Heart RC primary school in Westhoughton near Bolton, England, Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne shares a joke and admires his handy-work after putting together the face onto a 'Henry' vaccum, shown by factory worker Inga Ciplyte, 29, from Exeter, during his visit to the Numatic factory that make the famous 'Henry' vaccum brand in Chard, Somerset. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne stands beside three special blue coloured 'George' vaccums after screwing the handle onto one of the units during his visit to the Numatic factory that make the famous 'Henry' vaccum brand in Chard, Somerset. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has a bit of lunch with Lilli Docherty and her daughter Dakota as they eat lunch in the garden with people who have benefited from tax and pension changes that come into force Monday, near Poole, England, Monday, April 6, 2015. Britain's political parties are working towards the upcoming General Election May 7.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SOUTH OKENDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 13: UKIP party leader Nigel Farage (2nd L) poses for a photo with a member of the public as he visits shops on a campaign visit to the high street on April 13, 2015 in South Okendon, England. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Britain's Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, center, watches Labour Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, right, meeting Sherwood candidate Leonie Mothers, left, during a visit to Ollerton Police Station, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England, Thursday, April 9, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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REDCAR, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls enjoys a traditional Lemon Top ice cream as he joins Labour candidate Anna Turley on the seafront on April 15, 2015 in Redcar, England. The visit intended to show support for the Labour campaign in a key battleground seat ahead of what is predicted to be the closest fought General Election which takes place on May 7. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Forsyth via Getty Images)
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SWINDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Samantha Cameron sits next to George Osborne as she watches her husband Prime Minister David Cameron unveils the Conservative party manifesto on April 14, 2015 in Swindon, England. The Conservatives have launched their election manifesto with a promise to extend the right to buy housing scheme for housing association tenants living in England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron feeds orphaned lamb on Dean Lane farm near the village of Chadlington, southern England, on Sunday April 5, 2015. Britain goes to the polls for a General Election on Thursday May 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Leon Neal , Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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ST AUSTELL, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: Chancellor George Osbourne tightens a bolt on a car that is being serviced in the service and repair workshops as he meets apprentices at Hawkins garage near St Austell on April 9, 2015 in Cornwall, England. Campaigning continues in what is predicted to be Britain's closest national election, which will take place on May 7. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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ST AUSTELL, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: Chancellor George Osbourne (R) stands besides a car that is being serviced in the service and repair workshops as he meets apprentices at Hawkins garage near St Austell on April 9, 2015 in Cornwall, England. Campaigning continues in what is predicted to be Britain's closest national election, which will take place on May 7. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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ST AUSTELL, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: Chancellor George Osbourne hands out cups of tea in the service and repair workshops as he meets apprentices at Hawkins garage near St Austell on April 9, 2015 in Cornwall, England. Campaigning continues in what is predicted to be Britain's closest national election, which will take place on May 7. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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CLACTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 13: UKIP leader Nigel Farage attends a coffee morning at Coppins Community Centre, on April 13, 2015 in Clacton, England. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy tries on a flat cap as he meets 3-year-old Isaac Oliver during a General Election campaign visit to Social Bite, a sandwich shop in Glasgow that gives 100 per cent of its profits to good causes. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron tastes some stout during a visit to Brains Brewery in Cardiff, Wales, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Former first minister Alex Salmond on the campaign trail in Kirkcaldy. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg speaks to the media in the school playground during a General Election campaign visit to Weston Park Primary School, in Hornsey, north London. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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STOURBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 07: Chancellor George Osborne hands out chocolate cake to Dudley South candidate Mike Wood and Stourbridge candidate Margot James during a visit to the Red Cone Cafe and visitor attraction on April 7, 2015 in Stourbridge, United Kingdom. Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined the election campaign and has warned that a Conservative referendum on the European Union is an 'Unacceptable Gamble'. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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Labour Party leader, Ed Miliband, walks with students during a visit to Warwick University, near Coventry, central England, while on the General Election campaign trail, Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has his photograph taken as he meets local people in Alnwick, England, Monday April 13, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (Peter Macdiarmid/Pool Photo via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Embargoed to 0001 Wednesday April 15Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg meets reception class pupils making hand print artworks during a General Election campaign visit to Boutcher C of E Primary School, in Southwark, London. The Liberal Democrats will increase funding for education from "cradle to college", with a manifesto commitment which they claim will mean spending £5 billion a year more than the Tories and £2.5 billion more than Labour by 2020. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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London Mayor Boris Johnson joins Conservative candidate for Ealing Central and Acton Angie Bray (right) planting seeds whilst campaigning in South Acton, London. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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Georgia Jones shows Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg how to make a coffee at the Front Room Cafe during a General Election campaign visit to Lewes, East Sussex. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and his wife Samantha eat breakfast during a visit to financial firm Scottish Widows in Edinburgh, Scotland Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg serves members of the media with pots of sorbet at the Front Room Cafe during a General Election campaign visit to Lewes, East Sussex. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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British Finance Minister George Osborne looks on as British Prime Minister and Conservative party leader David Cameron (2R) prepares to hammer a sealing stopper into a beer barrel during a visit to the Marston's Brewery on pril 1, 2015 in Wolverhampton, England. The visit was part of the Conservative Party's campaign, in the run-up to the general election on May 7. (Photo by Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon holds a pillow and blanket while on the General Election campaign trail at New Lanark World Heritage Site, Lanarkshire. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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Prime Minister David Cameron (left) visits Market Street, Alnwick, as he campaigns alongside local Conservative candidate Anne-Marie Trevelyan. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron with his wife Samantha makes a steak, ale and stilton pie during a visit to Brains Brewery in Cardiff, Wales, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg (centre) and Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Carshalton and Wallington Tom Brake (second left) speak to a team of builders at the Bakery cafe during a General Election campaign visit to Carshalton, London. Picture date: Monday April 13, 2015. See PA story ELECTION LibDems. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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Ukip leader Nigel Farage at the Coppins Community Centre while on a general election campaign visit to Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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Prime Minister David Cameron (right) poses for a 'selfie photograph as he visits Market Street, Alnwick, as he campaigns alongside local Conservative candidate Anne-Marie Trevelyan. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
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Queen guitarist Brian May meets Brighton Pavilion parliamentary candidate Caroline Lucas on the seafront in Brighton, where they spoke about democracy and the importance of voting. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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People walk behind Ukip leader Nigel Farage as he is interviewed whilst canvassing in Ramsgate, Kent, as he continues his campaign trail for the South Thanet seat at the General Election. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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Ukip leader Nigel Farage waits to deliver a speech in Margate, Kent, as he continues his campaign trail for the South Thanet seat at the general election. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Ed Miliband arrives in Manchester, where he will tomorrow pledge to cut the deficit in Britain's public finances every year until they are back in the black as he stakes Labour's claim for a return to power just five years after losing office in the aftermath of the financial crash, as he launches his party's General Election manifesto. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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A member of the public shows a tattoo that reads "The dream shall never die" as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is on the campaign trail in Paisley, Scotland, ahead of the General Election. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Prime Minister David Cameron meets construction workers at Dawlish in Devon where saw work on the improved sea defences where last year the mainline collapsed into the sea, while on the General Election campaign trail. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg hands out cupcakes to media and supporters in Broadstone, near Poole. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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A cupcake featuring the faces of Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg and Vikki Slade, Prospective MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole in Broadstone, near Poole. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron looks at a scene during a visit to the popular TV fantasy drama Game of Thrones television set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and his wife Samantha eat breakfast during a visit to financial firm Scottish Widows in Edinburgh, Scotland Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, photographed through a window, leans back in his chair as he eats lunch on the election campaign trail near Poole, south England, Monday, April 6, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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THURROCK, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage reacts during the launch of his party's election manifesto on April 15, 2015 in Thurrock, England. The party's proposals include extra money for the NHS, a minimum of 2 per cent of GDP to be spent on defence and a five-year ban on unskilled immigration. Britain goes to the polls in a general election on May 7. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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SNP leader and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon makes a cup of coffee as she visits a Coffee Shop while on the General Election campaign trail in Stirling. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne holds up an electrical switch after assembling it during his visit to the Numatic factory that make the famous 'Henry' vaccum brand in Chard, Somerset. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Ukip leader Nigel Farage poses for a selfie with a group of girls during a visit to Himley Hall, near Dudley in the West Midlands. (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, looks at a weapon in a workshop, during a visit to the popular TV fantasy drama Game of Thrones television set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool) (credit:Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon meets 18 month old Quinn Martin after she gave a speech setting out the SNP's plans to reduce child poverty, at Forestbank Community Centre in Livingston. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, pulls a pint in the Green Park brasserie, in Bath, as part of his 2015 general election campaign. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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Ukip Leader Nigel Farage meets local people in Broadstairs, Kent, as he continues his campaign trail for the South Thanet seat at the general election. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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A SNP supporter shows off her tattoo of former first minister Alex Salmond as Alex Salmond signs a copy of his book while on the campaign trail in Kirkcaldy. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Labour leader Ed Miliband carries fish and chips he bought for the media from a Harry Ramsden's restaurant as he campaigns in Blackpool. (credit:Chris Radburn/PA Wire)
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SOUTH OKENDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 13: UKIP party leader Nigel Farage visits a butchers shop while making a campaign visit to the high street on April 13, 2015 in South Okendon, England. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage (2L) buys a drink as he attends a coffee morning at Coppins Community Centre in Clacton-On-Sea in Essex, east of London, on April 13, 2015 during a general election campaign visit. Britain goes to the polls on May 7 for a general election. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BEN STANSALL via Getty Images)